Nonstop flight route between New York City, New York, United States and Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Downtown Manhattan Heliport (JRB), New York City, New York, United States and Southampton Airport (SOU), Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,423 miles (or 5,509 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Downtown Manhattan Heliport and Southampton Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Downtown Manhattan Heliport and Southampton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Downtown Manhattan Heliport (JRB):

• The furthest airport from Downtown Manhattan Heliport (JRB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,752 miles (18,914 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Downtown Manhattan Heliport (JRB) is New York Skyports Inc. Seaplane Base (QNY), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NE of JRB.
• The Downtown Manhattan Heliport is a public heliport operated by the New York City Economic Development Corporation with charter service to Newark Liberty International Airport, Teterboro Airport, Morristown Municipal Airport, and other New York-area airports.
• Because of Downtown Manhattan Heliport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Downtown Manhattan Heliport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The heliport covers an area of 2 acres at an elevation of 7 feet above mean sea level.

Facts about Southampton Airport (SOU):

• There are plans, supported by the local council, to rename the airport after R.
• On 5 March 2006 five restored Spitfires took off from Southampton Airport to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the first test flight of the Spitfire.
• On 5 March 1936 the first test flight of the Supermarine Spitfire took place at the airport, an event commemorated in 2004 by the erection of a near-full size sculpture of K5054, the prototype Spitfire, at the road entrance.
• The furthest airport from Southampton Airport (SOU) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,918 miles (19,179 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• Southampton Airport (SOU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Southampton Airport (SOU) is Lasham Airfield (QLA), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NE of SOU.
• Southampton Airport handled 1,722,758 passengers last year.
• During the First World War, when forces from the United States Navy arrived in 1917, work on the building of hangars began.
• Because of Southampton Airport's relatively low elevation of 44 feet, planes can take off or land at Southampton Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• Southampton Airport is an airport in the UK, located 3.5 nautical miles north north-east of Southampton, in the Borough of Eastleigh within Hampshire, England.